Will Angelina Jolie Return for Disney's 'Maleficent' Sequel?

The live-action film is getting a follow-up.

It seems that Maleficent's backstory is not completely finished, as Disney has set its sights on a sequel to 2014's live-action movie.

According to The Wrap, Disney has a Maleficent sequel in the works and wants Angelina Jolie back as the titular character, although no deal has been done yet.

Likewise, the writer behind last year's retelling Linda Woolverton has also been approached about making the follow-up's screenplay.Producer Joe Roth is also slated to return, while Robert Stromberg is not set to direct this time round. There's no word on whether Elle Fanning would be back in the role of Aurora.

In the past, Jolie has not been keen on starring in sequel films—choosing not to star in the proposed sequels for her past films, Salt and Wanted.

Maleficent was a box office hit for Disney, grossing $760 million worldwide, making the idea of a follow-up film a natural choice.

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